Teapot

Manufacturer Ball, Black & Co. (American, circa 1851 - 1876)

CultureAmerican

Date1856

MediumSilver

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (24.8 x 18.4 x 15.9 cm)

InscribedMarked: Ball, Black & Co. New York; 1856

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number77.536.3

Not on view

DescriptionThis teapot has a slender neck, a tall applied sprout, and a hollow handle decorated with beading and a female head. The handle terminates in a palm leaf where it joins the body and has two ivory insulators. Its cover has an applied finial in the form of a Greek or Roman military helmet. The pot is raised on a stepped foot ring, and the initial C is engraved on the side. (taken from the TREASURES FOR THE TABLE catalog, p. 96).

Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum," 6/15-8/6/1989. "Silver from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, September 16, 1993-February 11, 1994